Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-10-25
TIE POTATO CROP.

The condition of the potato crop stlll
continues 10 20 down 10 lower nsures A.
time goes on. and The extent ~ TIE work
OF tae rOt IL fally rsslirsd. Tie cropis
now all harvested. The work of The TOT
has bern going on. whether dug early or
late. and whether The cooler weather "
The later season viii check II and save TIE
few W. how have on hand rcmains 20 be
known
In this State ihe crop i more general
failure In The westerly halt thsn Ia The
eastern portion where II wss ooe ~ two
weeks later. Oar reorrcspondsnts, through
their crop reports and other communies'
lions. have kept the readers of the fhrssr
Informed Ia The matter, YET The latest in'
forma,ion from ths, section places The
crop even lower than has besu reported.
Our correspondent, O. W. Il. jerrard,
Caribou. an extensive dealer in seed potA'
toes. writes 10 The Arposiook Ipublioda
- follows
The statement 10 last weeks issue OF
the Repsilicaa. that the potato crop this
season l. an sverage one In New YORK and
Pennsylvania. and good In The provinces
OF New brunswick. Nova SeoiS. sni
Prince Edward Island. 1. not true Now
the fact l., the potato crop All over We
couu,ry, cast OF California AMI north ~
Virginia. Il dismal failure. Taousarcs
of Acr,s will not be harvested a, al, on
accoun, of rot. There has not been 80
short . crop IN The great potato growirg
State of New York fos years. aud fenn'
sylvauis l. worse co still. Daring The
past month I have received oommuuics'
lions from my lss; spring customers In
every part % the United States and briiish
Provinces; ard all sxccp, Ia calfornis,
Orsgou. Washington territory aud The
south. report small yield or total failure
% this crop. either from drouih. rust
blight or rot, and spoiaio famine IL pre-
dictsd unless other counifies come 10 The
rescue. Let oar farmers hold their poit-
toes Tor higher prices than wcre ever
known In this country, Tor they are keep-
iug well 10 the CELLAR. Ani Il l. only
matter of time when they will command
fAhulous prices"
Potatoes have been gOlrg fofss:d 10
mukst qulte freely. The p1rpose belng IN
ssil bcf0re loss by rot This movement
has kept the market measuraoJ well sup-
Piled nom Gay % tay, and has ksp' ihe
price dOwu 10 reasonable nyurr. Ia
Aroos,Ook couuiy sales have been qaiie
large. rolug dirtc: from The nsli to the
station. AZ Ioul,on the receipt, have
been from one to two thousand barrels
day. ard In the northern par, OF he ooun'
" bot little less TIE starch factories
Arv not gstilug msny potatoes, Alihoogh
tAey are pAylng GOOD prices.
n l. probable that eastern potatoes vii
not logger waste much ~ rot. .nd those
Who have cellar room In which 10 keep
then Wll calu BY dolSg -. Taere Il no
quesllon bat they will bear al extreme
pflcr. especially for seed in The spriug
iloN high thcy will 20 fof purposes of
consumption will depsni on The supply BY
Importation. Exirsns price. vii be sure
% start trade across The Atlantic. a. has
before been The case. Thls supply, bow
ever, will no. be what IL wanted for seed.
n isn good a. csrtala, therefore, thN
eastern potatoes will commsri high
price, aud that farmers will DO vel ~
hold their snppiy n they are sound and
kesp.ng vel. TIE short crop Il vide
spsesi The s. Louis Rsrsl World Ia -
last Issue. ssy. that Irish potatoes have
not been - high In that marksth his
season f1r tea years Thi. Il The cry al
along ths ilas -Miiss FIrmsr